Rajya Sabha Passes “National Institutes of Food Technology Bill, 2019”

Rajya Sabha Passes “National Institutes of Food Technology Bill, 2019”

The Rajya Sabha recently passed the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2019 moved by Agriculture & Food Processing Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. The bill declares two institutes of food technology, entrepreneurship, and management as institutions of national importance which are National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Haryana and Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Tamil Nadu.

Key-Features of the bill

1. The institutes are provided functional autonomy to design and develop courses, Award Degrees such as Bachelor of Technology, Master of Technology, and Ph.D. and Undertake research activities.
2. An institution that serves as an important player in developing highly skilled personnel within the specified region of the country/state.
3. The status is conferred on a premier public higher education institution in India by an act of the Parliament of India.
4. The institutes would also implement the reservation policy of the government. It would also undertake special outreach activities for the benefit of concerned stakeholders.
5. The recognition would also enable the institutes to provide world-class teaching and research experience by adopting innovative practices.